On Saturday, Oct. 25, Putnam County Rotarians will join in the observance of the day by sharing purple “End Polio Now” balloons and information from 8-10 a.m. at Granville National Bank and First State Bank in McNabb, and from 9-11 a.m. at the Putnam County Library in Hennepin. 

Heritage Tractor will host a Halloween Howl event from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 25, at all its dealership locations.

The Granville Sacred Heart Holy Name Society is accepting phone orders for its homemade sausages.

The Marshall County Master Gardeners recently named Terry Lueders as the recipient of the Outstanding Master Gardener award.

The Putnam County Public Library District will hold a free screening of the NOVA documentary “A to Z: The First Alphabet and How Writing Changed the World” at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28, at the library’s Granville branch, 214 S. McCoy St.

The Putnam County Public Library District will hold a free screening of the documentary “The Poisoner’s Handbook” at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, at the library’s Condit branch, 105 N. Center St., Putnam.

The Putnam County Library District will hold a “Suspense and Psychological Thrills: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock” program at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, at the Putnam County Community Center.

The Putnam County Library District will hold a “Bake Your Way Through the Holidays” program at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, online via Zoom.

The Putnam County Public Library District will host a free screening of the PBS documentary “Poison Squad” at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, at the library’s Granville branch, 214 S. McCoy St.